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Art Mon Zen Kyoto
Kyoto, Japan · Independent · Accessible Luxury
On Furumonzen Street in north Gion, ART MON ZEN is the hotel an art dealer built: fifteen sukiya rooms with three-metre ceilings, Artis bubble tubs, Sealy beds, and works chosen by Nakanishi Shohoken, the tea-and-art house on this antique street since 1907. Nakanishi Teruyuki is the fourth president of that tea-and-art house. Sleep after the tea ceremony downstairs. Chion-in and Yasaka are a short walk. Tengai, the calligraphy at the door, asks you to look down on worry from far over the sky.
- 15 rooms
- Neighborhood: Furumonzen / Gion
About Art Mon Zen Kyoto
- The official house counts fifteen rooms at 391 Motomachi, Furumonzen-dori, Higashiyama-ku, each with ceilings at least three metres high.
- Nakanishi Shohoken, founded in 1907, is a Furumonzen dealer in tea implements and Japanese and Chinese art. The fourth president is Nakanishi Teruyuki.
- All rooms have Artis bubble tubs, Sealy beds, Ominsens Paris amenities, and humidifiers. Tatsumibashi, Chion-in, Yasaka Shrine, and Kodaiji are a walk.
History
ART MON ZEN KYOTO: 15 sukiya rooms on Furumonzen, produced by art dealer Nakanishi Shohoken (founded 1907).
The setting
The hotel is at 391 Motomachi on Furumonzen-dori in Higashiyama-ku, the antique street of north Gion.
Restaurants and bars
- THE BAR-SAKE — Bar
Experiences
- View and touch historical art at a Kyoto antique dealer with tea ceremony using precious utensils — Once-in-a-lifetime experience offered as part of the hotel's ART at AMZ events.
- Enchanted Sake experience at THE BAR-SAKE — Three sake flights, appetizer and matcha tea bowl; 5,000 JPY per person incl. tax and service charge; book up to 1 week ahead.
- Kimono experience — Plans from 11,495 JPY (Komon/Nagoyaobi) to 43,560 JPY (Furisode Premium), tax and service included; book up to 3 days ahead.
- Monthly art piece with sake cup or cocktail at THE BAR — Monthly art piece paired with a sake cup of the month or an "ART" cocktail at THE BAR.
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